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Welcome to the shotgun section of ShootingUK, your complete guide to shotguns, shotgun shooting and the glorious pursuit of moving targets. Whether you’re pondering shotgun gauge choices or perfecting your shotgun technique (without overthinking your lead), we’ve got the answers.
Our shotgun content covers game shooting, clay pigeon shooting, and shotgun cartridge selection that actually matters. Explore shotgun reviews, shotgun choke advice, and practical tips on shotgun fitting and shotgun maintenance. From your first shotgun purchase to understanding why everyone has strong opinions about over-and-under shotguns versus side-by-side shotguns, we break it down clearly.
Discover shotgun shooting tips for driven game, rough shooting and wildfowling, plus shotgun safety guidance that keeps everyone happy. Semi-auto shotguns, pump action shotguns, shotgun cartridges, and all that shotgun gear you’ve been eyeing up. Our shotgun features come from shooters who know that the best shotgun is usually the one that fits you properly – and hits what you’re aiming at.
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28-bore shotgun and cartridge review
Are 28-bore guns 'man enough' to cope with really high driven pheasants? Here, Charles carries out a very unscientific experiment to find out the answer.
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NewsPheasant causes death of biker
A coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death of motorcyclist Ian Bottomley, from Preston, Lancashire.
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NewsLabour MP shoots first pheasants
Labour’s backbench spokesman for shooting and fishing, Martin Salter MP, shot his first brace of pheasant in November.
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NewsBenelli Comfort shotgun review
The Benelli Comfort semi-auto shotgun reduces recoil by 47%.
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NewsPheasant and partridge shooting in Cambridgeshire
Good pheasant and partridge, combined with warm hospitality, are the order of the day at the Higham shoot in Cambridgeshire.
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NewsIs this the world’s heaviest pheasant?
Keeping your eyes out for a falling bird is always advisable when shooting. No more so than when the bird in question weighs twice the normal average, says Charles Flynn
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NewsIf my pheasant lands on the land opposite, is it still mine?
If I drop a pheasant on my neighbour's land, whose property is it? I went to pick a bird that fell over the boundary, only to find the farmer had got there before me. I asked him to hand it over, but ...
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NewsPheasant and partridge shooting in Northumberland
Pheasant and partridge shooting in Northumberland: When an invitation came to be a guest gun on the Scrainwood shoot in the Cheviot Hills, I literally leapt at the chance.
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20-bore shotgun cartridges
Charles of Just Cartridges takes a look at the limited choice facing clay shooters using 20-bore guns. Will it ever change?
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.410 shotgun cartridges review
.410 shotgun cartridges: Here we take a look at what's available for the growing band of .410 shotgun users.
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